What sources do you use for the cast and crew?

Sorry to hear you wanting to give up. And hope you reconsider. There is a couple things that could be stopping your contributions.

Per the rules you can only use the actual beginning and ending credits of the actual show when you play the disc. This way the cast and crew is accurate to the actual disc you are profiling.

Another thing might be... are you adding any uncredited cast? if so You need to source where this info is coming from. please take not that a single 3rd party database is not allowed. So saying something like from imdb.com is not allowed you need multiple sources when using 3rd part databases. I normally only do uncredited if they are mentioned in the DVD extras. Like in a commentary or featurette or something like that.

Usually contributions get declined for insufficient documentation, or (but as you stated that cannot be the case with you) incorrect data.

So make sure to give the used sources for your contribution and be aware that the ultimate source for the standard data i(Crew, Cast, Overview, Cover) is the DVD itself, only for nonstandard information (uncredited cast, birthyears (please read the rules), crosslinks to common names) other sources are accepted. Please read the rules to find out what sources are valid

i don't put bithday date because i don't know the when they are born
i only place actor names and the role they play in the movie
the source i use are more then one source, because i wanna be for sure it's all correct
what is it for use if my own database isnt correct?

i just bring a new one in, it's all from the database here only with new dutch ean code, price and overview

Quoting JohnBoy1959:

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the source i use are more then one source, because i wanna be for sure it's all correct

This is the reason your contributions are being declined.  Invelos only accepts cast and crew that are copied from the film credits.  No 3rd party sites are allowed...for copyright reasons.

Quoting JohnBoy1959:

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i use more then one source and even what i find on the cover and that is not much most of the time
but i also have all ready unreleased dvd and blu-ray in my database that i wanna buy when they are released
so i dont have all the things and i find them on the internet
take me alot of time today for some releases that come out soon or that i just bought to put all the stuff in it and i want to share, but it seems they dont want it and thats ok by me, so i keep it for myself, at least one database, mine, is correct :D

You mention that you are trying to make sure it is correct.  That is a great idea, but our rules require that the cast and crew be entered as credited, that would include any mistakes or misspellings that the credits may have.  If you are 'fixing' this sort of thing, that could be why it is getting declined.

If you wish to contribute, you must follow the rules.  If you really want to contribute, do it by the rules then lock the title and make your updates/fixes on your local database.  That way you get the best of both worlds.


We all understand your frustration, but don't give up yet!

In addition to what Gerri has stated (listen to her, she's an Admin here), listing IMDB has the sole source will always result in a denied contribution.

The only times I've seen IMDB accepted as a source is when adding uncredited cast members or common name/BY changes and that's ALWAYS with other additional sources.

IMDB (or any other external source) used alone will never work.

Quoting northbloke:

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Gerri,
I don't know if it's possible or not, but it would be very helpful in situations like this, if it was still possible to see the contribution after evaluation, even if just for a few days, in a non-voting format - so we can see what the user was changing and what notes they added. It would also be very helpful if we could see screens like this even for DVDs not in our online collection, again in a non-voting format.

I agree... that would make it a lot easier to help people.

Did anybody else suddenly feel a chill?